Etymograph

English

faciend

Faciend comes from Latin faciendus ‘which is to be done or made’, from faciō ‘to do’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere, gerundive‘to do’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciendus‘which is to be done or made’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1881faciend

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁k-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁kyétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*θakjōreconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*fakjō‘to make’reconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciōas facere, gerundive‘to do’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfaciendus‘which is to be done or made’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1881faciend

Earliest quotation: 1881, American Journal of Mathematics: “The same process may be applied to the faciends…”

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *θakjō

effectively, effectiveness, ineffective, affectionate, imperfection, putrefaction, 63 more

through Proto-Italic *fakjō ‘to make’

effective, difficulty, factor, perfection, affection, interface, manufacture, imperfect, faction, affective, defection, facet, defector, effector, affectation, confectionary, deface, 69 more

through Latin faciō ‘to do’

perfect, difficult, effect, face, fact, feature, profit, affect, infection, sacrifice, affair, facility, feat, faculty, efficient, deficit, defect, fetish, facilitate, efficacy, facial, superficial, counterfeit, infect, facade, deficient, façade, facsimile, maleficent, beautify, confection, aficionado, refectory, parfait, confit, efficacious, difficile, beneficent, hacienda, 86 more

Today it means

noun The multiplicand.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- / faciend

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